9:22 PM,
Apr. 22, 2013

In March, the median-sales price for a single-family home in Brevard County was $119,900, up from $112,000 in February.

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Wayne T. Price
| FLORIDA TODAY

Single-family home sales continued to trend up in Brevard County, according to data released Monday by the Orlando-based FloridaRealtors.

Sales of existing homes jumped more than 12 percent in March compared with February, while the median selling price - the point at which half the homes sell for less, half for more - rose 7 percent during that period. In March, the median-sales price for a single-family home was $119,900, up from $112,000 in February and $110,000 a year earlier.

"Right now we have a lot of 'step-up' buyers which possibly are moving up from their current home to a larger home ...